If you haven’t seen this before, it sounds pretty awesome:

Clear Blue Hawaii - Napali Clear Folding Kayak

I haven’t seen a lot of reviews on this particular kayak – could it be that no one can stomach the $6,320 price tag? To put that in perspective, you could buy 5.28 Folbot Citibot folding kayaks, or 15.80 Advanced Elements AdvancedFrame Inflatable Kayaks, or 27.48 Spitfire Sit-on-top kayaks. That’s enough to take your kid’s entire high school AP English class out on the water.

For a kayak that price, you get the following main selling points:
1. It’s transparent.
2. Light weight (26 lbs)
3. It folds.
4. IT’S FREAKING TRANSPARENT.

I’m guessing the point of the transparency is to allow you to see whatever animals and stuff you are paddling over. It probably also helps in shallow water, so you can tell when you are going to bottom out.

But it also means that other people can see whatever unattractive pants or footwear you are wearing. And you won’t get so much privacy if you want to use a bedpan on those long trips. It would be great to have one that is transparent only below the waterline.

I’ve added Clear Blue Hawaii to my List of folding kayak manufacturers

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